SUPPLY CHAIN ARTICLES
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The Expanding Patent Landscape For RNA-Based Therapeutics
The COVID-19 pandemic thrust RNA-based therapeutics into the spotlight. Before that, only a handful had received regulatory approval. Why are RNA-based therapeutics seeing more patent activity now and how should biotech companies mitigate patent risks? Attorneys from Neal Gerber Eisenberg share their insights.
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What Violin Making Can Teach Us About mRNA Therapeutic Quality
Managing the mRNA supply chain and working in mRNA process development may not look anything like the work a luthier does to hew an instrument from an ancient spruce tree. But violin craftmanship actually serves as a fantastic metaphor for the challenging work the mRNA therapeutics space is tackling in sourcing and qualifying raw materials and optimizing the critical IVT reaction.
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A "Hot Take" on Personalized mRNA Medicines
mRNA’s small-scale and cell-free production are often-touted benefits in the personalized medicines sphere. But as I reviewed my notes from the BioPhorum ATMP member event, I found myself coming face to face with a difficult truth.
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Therapeutic Oligonucleotides: Regulations & Quality Standards
Oligonucleotides have surfaced in the past few years as promising therapeutic agents to treat diseases such as neurodegenerative disorders, respiratory disorders, cancer, and diabetic retinopathy. This article recaps a recent USP workshop where participants from regulatory agencies, industry, and academia gathered to discuss best practices and perspectives.
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Plasmid Production: 3 Key Takeaways For mRNA Manufacturing
Following my latest Live panel on analytical and manufacturing technology innovations for mRNA production, I wanted to provide a few high-level takeaways I gleaned from our discussion on the overlooked darling of the mRNA space: The plasmid.
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4 Risk Mitigation Strategies For mRNA Production
Planning and procuring custom materials needed to manufacture mRNA remains a top concern. This article shares risk mitigation strategies for multi-sourcing, S&OP process, packaging size, and material expiry.
ARTICLES, APP NOTES, CASE STUDIES, & WHITE PAPERS
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Explore a program focused on achieving process consistency through risk mitigation in four key areas: raw materials sourcing, equipment, manufacturing processes, and finished product testing.
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We report on the use of a novel lipid nanoparticle (LNP) reagent in a validated protocol to achieve successful complex gene editing in primary T cells with high efficiency while maintaining high cell viability.
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Explore ongoing work to harness different types of HDR templates in order to build cutting-edge systems with the potential to enable point-of-care cell and gene therapy manufacture.
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Explore the industry impact of rapidly evolving vaccinology, the power of next-gen science and technology, and how finding the right supply chain partner has never been more essential.
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As novel mRNA therapies are starting to enter clinical stages of development, Aldevron is providing critical support in a number of ways with specialized products and services.
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Learn about the first end-to-end cGMP facility that was developed for mRNA manufacturing to address the shortage of CDMOs and the inadequate and inefficient supply chain options for sourcing GMP mRNA.
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From harsh chemicals to gentle enzymes: Explore the groundbreaking shift in nucleotide synthesis, making drug manufacturing cleaner, greener, and more efficient.